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From: cgd@erewhon.CS.Berkeley.EDU (Chris G. Demetriou)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: Linux or 386BSD?
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Date: 10 Feb 93 00:26:29
Organization: Kernel Hackers 'r' Us
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In article <729313115snx@crynwr.com> nelson@crynwr.com (Russell Nelson) writes:
>Honest opinion: I don't think 386bsd is worth bothering with, because it
>doesn't use the GNU GPL. In the long term, GPL'ed software will
>dominate, and I can't see wasting my time on 386bsd.
honest opinion: i don't think linux is worth bothering with,
because is _uses_ the GPL.
basically, the GPL discriminates against "large" researchers.
that, and another reason i don't like the GPL:
software under it isn't _free_ it's rather restricted;
the GPL in actuality is one of the most restrictive licenses
i've seen. much rather go with the "berkeley" license...
>Well, you asked for an opinion...
and he got 2!
(this thread is prone to start a religious war; therefore, followups
to alt.flame... 8-)
chris
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